4/10/18: Trump wakes up angry as he often does. He can’t manage to kill the Stormy Daniels story. His personal lawyer just got raided. His pal, Vladimir, is causing problems in Syria.
Naturally, his first order of business is to tweet: “Apr 10, 2018: Attorney-client privilege is dead!”
As usual, Trump doesn’t have his facts straight. This much is
true: The F.B.I. did seize documents and records involving communications
between Trump and Cohen. Now special agents at the Bureau will have to peruse
these materials and make sure attorney-client privilege is not undermined.
Unfortunately, if you’re the president, attorney-client privilege is not protected in cases when attorney and
client are conspiring to commit fresh crimes.
Next, Trump decides to watch a tape of Lou Dobb’s performance on Fox Business Network, Monday night.
“This is now a man that has to be brought under control, it would seem to me,” Dobbs says, not in reference to Cohen or Trump, but Special Counsel Mueller. “Frankly, I can’t imagine, because each of us has to come to terms with our own heart and conscience – I would fire the SOB in three seconds if it were me.”
Yes, Lou, we know you would. It’s increasingly clear. You’re ready to thrust out your right arm and salute.
Get your armband ready.
BLOGGER’S NOTE (6/9/2022): We know now that Cohen will be indicted not long after this raid. We know he will be convicted on eight felony counts and sentenced to prison. We know an unindicted co-conspirator will be named in that indictment, labeled only “Individual 1.”
We know now who “Individual 1,” was: Donald J. Trump.
We know the only reason Trump wasn’t indicted and placed on trial at the same time was that he was the President of the United States, and Department of Justice policy holds that a sitting president cannot be indicted while in office.
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